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Can I extend my 90-day Non-O visa while in Thailand?

Jan 28, 2025
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Can a 90 day O Visa be extended. Thanks in advance…
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A 90-day Non-O Visa cannot be extended by 30 days but can be extended for one year if you meet certain requirements. Alternatively, you may apply for a 60-day visit family extension if you have a Thai spouse or child. To avoid expiring before the extension, it's advisable to arrange a Long Term Visa (LTV) before the 90-day visa expires. It is generally not possible to apply for another 90-day Non-O Visa while still in Thailand; a visa run to a neighboring country might be necessary.
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Frankie *******
As long as u hve paid up all the Bar fines the freelancers n the massage palours
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@Frankie ******
What are your experiences in this regards..
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Frankie *******
Join thai cupid dating site n meet more nicer gals n be friends with them n meet them in thailand is far better than massage palours freelancers n the bar gals.
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@Frankie ******
Yes I agree……
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Tim *********
You can make brief visits to neighbouring countries, all of which are worth spending some time in. Then, with a UK passport, return to Thailand and get a 60 day stamp that you can extend by another 30 days. People have suggested other options for you. It really depends how long you want to stay, why and what your status is.
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@Tim ********
yes there are a lot of options. if I choose visiting other country’s after the 60 + 30. I could treat them as mini holiday breaks. Then return for another 60 + 30…. Then repeat the process. Sounds like a plan to me…
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There is one risk. Your entry is always the judgement of the Immigraion Officer at the desk in front of you. If you make too many entries over an extended period of time, they may consider you are not really a tourist. There are no hard and fast rules about this and that IO has the last word on the matter. The less you leave and return, the more likely they will see you as a genuine tourist. But your FB appears to show you've been coming and going since early 2024, so be prepared.

Another option is to leave Thailand and apply at a nearby Thai embassy for a multi-entry tourist visa. Very common for people who want to criss-cross SE Asia and beyond. But not all embassies do them, so check that before you choose which one to go to. The potential for refusal still applies, but your willingness to pay for an appropriate Visa reduces the risk.
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@Tim ********
I understand. It could be deemed as risk averse then
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that is not a plan to stay long term in Thailand, you will very soon be denied entry for abusing the Visa Exempt system and not getting the proper Visa which you obviously qualify for as you already have one
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@Graham *****
I understand. But, Thailand is a big country. Would take a life time touring once I put one foot in front of the other…
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Your first step should be to get the correct Visa for your stay ;)
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@Graham *****
correct visa. Thank you..
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Andrea ******************
No
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Ok thank you guys this has been most helpful. So what you are saying is that before the 90 day o - visa expires. I must get a 1 year LTV in place… Would this be correct. Am I able to get another 90 Day O Visa in place while in Thailand before it expires . Or must I leave the country to re-apply..
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this is slowly turning into a train wreck. NO, you can only extend the 90 days stay permit out of a Non-Imm-O visa, by applying for the "one year Extension of Stay based on retirement", if you can fulfill the financial requirements needed for this one-year extension. Which are either an income affidavit by your embassy over a monthly minimum of 65,000 THB, or by a deposit of a minimum of 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account in your sole name, along with a proof that the money has already seasoned in your Thai bank account for two months prior to the day of application to the extension. If you cannot match up with this, you HAVE TO LEAVE Thailand before the 90 days expire, or you will be in OVERSTAY . . . there is nothing such as a one year LTV, and you cannot apply for another 90-days Non-Imm-O visa inside Thailand. . . . . . EXCEPT: if you exit and re-enter visa-exempt and get stamped in for 60 days. Then, and only then, you can apply on Immigration for the "change of visa type" from the 60 days visa-exempt stamp to the initial 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa. But for this, some different requirements need to be fulfilled as well. These are the 800,000 THB deposit with a proof that the money came from abroad, a rental contract, a completed TM30 registration etc etc
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@Nongnuch *******
Very explanatory. Thank you
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@Nongnuch *******
in which case is the required deposit only 400,000 THB?
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@George ********
that is for the 1-year Extension based on being married to a Thai wife
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No, you get a 12-month extension to your 90-day visa
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Thank you. I understand a little better now. Thank you…
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Malcolm *****
It depends on your reason/ purpose
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Stuart *********
A 90 day Non O can only be extended for one year providing you meet the requirements to do so. You cannot get a 30 day extension off of it.

If you have a Thai wife or
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Thai child then you can apply for one “visit Thai family” extension of 60 days - but this will probably be dated from the date of application not added on to your existing stamp.
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I went to immigration for the same visa and was going to loose 2 weeks, that was yesterday in khonkean

So going back the day before my extension expires,
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Peter ****************
No 30 days. Only visit family (60 days) or different year extensions.
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